SHABWA, Yemen — On January 8, 2024, local residents of Marakhah Al-Sufla in Shabwa province, eastern Yemen, closed the office of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in a protest against the council's communication team, led by Sheikh Rajeh Bakrit, for not visiting their district duri...
On December 21, 2024, security sources in Abyan province, southern Yemen, reported a significant victory as joint security and military forces, aligned with the Southern Transitional Council, successfully seized an Al-Qaeda camp in the region. According to a statement from the Abyan Security Di...
Thousands of residents from Radfan in Lahj province, southern Yemen, gathered on Saturday, December 7, 2024, to mourn a young man who was killed under mysterious circumstances two years ago. The family of Majid Rashda Al-Radfani accuses a military leader affiliated with the Southern Transitional C...
On Monday, December 2, 2024, local sources reported that groups affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC) stormed a youth event in Mukalla, the capital of Hadramout province in southeastern Yemen. According to witnesses speaking to Barran Press, described as "thugs," the...
On Sunday, December 1, 2024, local sources in Abyan province, southern Yemen, reported injuries resulting from an explosion that targeted a military vehicle in the Modya district. According to a source speaking to Barran Press, a powerful blast shook the Modya district, specifically in the vill...
As the bloody and destructive war in Yemen continues with no solution in sight, former Yemeni President Ali Nasser Mohammed found himself unable to remain a passive observer. He felt compelled to address the complex and intertwined crisis. "Driven by the interests of Yemen and its people,&...
Ahmed Bin Daghr, the leader of the National Coalition of Political Parties and Chairman of the Yemeni Shura Council, hailed the recent meeting between Islah Party leaders and Aidarus Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council, as a positi...
HADHRAMAUT, YEMEN – Armed clashes broke out overnight in Hadhramaut Governorate, eastern Yemen, on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, between security forces loyal to the Director of Security for the Wadi and Desert region and those under the Director of Security for Shibam District, local source...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced late on November 5, 2024, that it does not recognize the outcomes of the "National Coalition of Political Parties and Groups," which was launched in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen. In a statement reviewed by "Bran Press,&quo...
The American Center for Justice (ACJ) reported on November 5, 2024, that the Southern Transitional Council (STC) has detained a group of doctors arriving in Aden from the Houthi-controlled capital, Sana’a. In a statement obtained by "Barran Press," the rights organization indica...
ADEN, YEMEN — On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) issued a warning regarding the Central Bank of Yemen's ongoing currency auction practices, claiming that the majority of the funds are benefiting the Houthi-controlled areas rather than local markets in...
On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Aidrous Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), met with prominent opponent Ahmed Al-Eisi, a political figure and businessman. According to the STC’s official website, the meeting took...
The U.S. Embassy in Yemen announced that Ambassador Stephen Fagin met with Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, to stress the importance of unity within the council. In a brief statement shared on the embassy’s X account & reviewed by Barran Press, Amba...
The Aden Security Prosecutor’s office has leveled several accusations against Major Ahmed Al-Marhabi, head of the Southern Transitional Council security department in Aden, for committing numerous legal violations. According to a memorandum reviewed by Barran Press, the allegations were d...
On Thursday, October 3, 2024, Aidarus Al-Zubaidi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council and head of the Southern Transitional Council, spoke about his council's ongoing "struggle" to separate southern Yemen from the north, affirming that this goal is unwavering despite the ...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, local sources in Abyan governorate, southern Yemen, reported that a civilian was injured during an exchange of gunfire between armed assailants and the security detail guarding the home of a leader in the Security Belt Forces affiliated with the Southern Transition C...
Abdullah Al-Alimi, a member of the Presidential Leadership Council, on Tuesday, praised the meeting between the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and the National Resistance Political Bureau, calling it "a strengthening of unity and national cohesion." In a post on...
The Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Monday, September 16th, 2024, that its leadership held its first joint meeting with the political bureau of the National Resistance, led by Presidential Leadership Council member, Tariq Saleh. According to the STC's official website, the ...
The Yemeni Ministry of Finance, recognized by the international community, announced on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, the commencement of back pay disbursements to military and security personnel who were dismissed from their positions in southern governorates. According to a statement ...
ADEN, Yemen - The Aden Prosecutor General's Office, based in the temporary capital of Yemen, accused the Security Belt Forces, affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC), of "committing legal violations, including the refusal to hand over some of its members accused of i...